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Janie stares "Who is that?"

Henry looks at Janie "That’s Dottie"

"You et over it, even though she knew there was probably sohs "The one true love of

Miss Stubin interrupts "Tell us what happened, Henry Between you and Janie’s mother Will you?"

He looks tired And it’s cold in there "There’s not much to tell"

"Please, Henry," Janie says She wants to hear hiht thing

"We worked together in Chicago one suh school, I was at U of M In the fall, I went back to Michigan She quit school and followed ether It was terrible The dreams I had to choose--be with her, ins to pull at his hair again "Oh, hell," he says "It’s co back"

"So you just left her to fend for herself? Did you know she was pregnant?"

"I didn’t know" His voice grows louder, as if he’s trying to talk above the noises in his head "Janie, I didn’t know I’m sorry I sent her money She wouldn’t take it I’lad you did it? Glad you isolated yourself?" Janie gets down on the floor by hiet answers now

"Help rabs her T-shirt "Please, Janie, Please please help me! Kill me! Please!"

Janie doesn’t knohat to do Miss Stubin tries desperately to callad?" Janie shouts "Are you? Was it the best choice?"

"There is no best It’s Morton’s Fork" He falls to the floor with a scream "Help me! Oh, GOD HELP ME!"

Janie looks at Miss Stubin in horror and sees the cracks in the scene Pieces of the dreain to fall away She can hear the static in the distance "Shit," she says "I can’t stay in this"

"Go!" Miss Stubin says

They clasp hands for ato co back